Answer:

Yes. Each object of a simulation might need its own random number generator. If you were simulating tadpoles swimming about randomly in pond, you would probably have a random number generator as part of each tadpole object.

Two-dice Program

Here is a program that simulates the toss of two dice:

import java.util.*;

public class TwoDieToss
{

  public static void main ( String[] args )
  {
    Scanner scan = new Scanner( System.in );    
    Random rand = new Random();
    
    while ( true )
    {
      System.out.print("You toss a " + (rand.nextInt(6)+1 + rand.nextInt(6)+1) );
      String input = scan.nextLine();
    }
  }
  
}

The two tosses and the sum of the spots is implemented in the expression:

(rand.nextInt(6)+1 + rand.nextInt(6)+1)

Each call to nextInt(6) is completely independent of the previous call, so this is the same as throwing two independent dice.

QUESTION 9:

Would the following work to simulate two dice:

(rand.nextInt(11)+2)